Summary
Enbrel (etanercept), Wyeth's biological treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis, is now available as a new easy-to-use pre-filled auto-injector device, known as the Enbrel MYCLIC pen.
Analysis
One of the main concerns for disease treatment includes the potential for outpatient treatment / self-administration of medication.
As you might expect, a more-friendly system for self injection of medication ( Etanercept) that can be safely, effectively, and performed long term is optimal.
The article in question explains only the surface facts (icing on the cake) about the new drug administration method.
From what I gather, it is a "userfriendly, safe, and near painless."
Regardless of the disease or even medication being studied, there are the above concerns that most patients and doctors have when discussing treatment options.
If this proves to be a long-term sustainable self-administration (unsupervised) of an effecting anti-rheumatic drug, then it is great news.
We need to continue finding ways to deliver better drugs, to more people, at lower costs.
Sounds Good!
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